Publications by authors named "Umesh Velu"

Brain tumors, a significant health burden, rank as the second leading cause of cancer among adolescents and young adults and the eighth most common cancer in older adults. Despite treatment advances, outcomes for many brain tumor types, especially glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), remain poor. Precision population cancer medicine (PPCM) offers promising avenues for improving outcomes in brain tumor management.

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Objective: To identify a suitable approach for blood irradiation other than the commonly used water medium and to study the impact of different algorithm dose computations.

Methods: Water is the commonly used medium for blood irradiation. In this study computed tomography scans were taken with locally made blood irradiation phantoms other than water, by using air, rice powder and thermocole using parallel beam for 25 Gy.

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Article Synopsis
  • The paper talks about how India could become a leader in cancer care, especially with precision medicine that tailors treatment to individuals.
  • It looks at India's strengths in technology and its strong pharmaceutical industry, highlighting its digital health programs that help improve healthcare services.
  • The review also points out the challenges India faces, like difficulties in clinical trials and the high costs of cancer treatment, which need to be addressed for success.
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Pseudomyogenic hemangioendothelioma (PHE) is an uncommon mesenchymal neoplasm of intermediate malignant potential showing endothelial differentiation. Around 20 cases of primary osseous PHE have been reported to date. A 16-year-old boy presented with complaints of pain in his right leg.

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Introduction: Spinal atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour (AT/RT) is exquisitely rare and constitutes 2% of all AT/RTs.

Case Presentation: A 6-year-old boy presented with low backache for the last 5 months. MRI of the spine showed a 1.

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Background: Gall bladder carcinoma is one of the most common cancers in India. Gall bladder cancer with metastasis to the breast is very rare. Herein we intend to report a case of carcinoma gall bladder with breast metastasis and a short review of the literature.

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